Evolution of Interfaces

Trimester Program

January 3 - April 26, 2019

Organizers: Emanuele Spadaro, László Székelyhidi Jr., Georg Weiss

Interfaces arising as phase boundaries are ubiquitous in nature and are a rich source of mathematical problems. A major challenge is presented by the formation of singularities and in this respect phase-field approximations have played a key role in identifying selection principles and obtaining a well-defined evolution past singularities in the sharp interface limit. The purpose of the trimester program is to explore such problems, building on recent progress in higher co-dimensional minimal surface theory, the analysis of singularities in free boundary problems and on the discovery of h-principle phenomena induced by fluid instabilities.

The program will include a Winter School addressed to PhD students and postdocs and 2 major workshops:

Winter School and Opening Workshop on the Evolution of Interfaces (January 7-11)